Locational knowledge

Name, locate and identify characteristics of the four countries and capital cities of the United Kingdom and its surrounding seas.

Place knowledge

Understand geographical similarities and differences through studying the human and physical geography of a small area of the United Kingdom, and of a small area in a contrasting non-European country using Barnaby Bear/class bear.

Human and Physical Geography

Identify seasonal and daily weather patterns in the United Kingdom.

Identify the location of hot and cold areas of the world in relation to the Equator and the North and South Poles.

Use basic geographical vocabulary to refer to:

§ key physical features, including:, forest, hill, mountain, soil, valley, vegetation.

§ key human features, including: city, town, village, factory, farm, house, office.

Geographical Skills and Fieldwork

Use world maps, atlases and globes to identify the United Kingdom and its countries.

Use simple fieldwork and observational skills to study the geography of their school and its grounds and the key human and physical features of its surrounding environment.